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Book Review: Lincoln and His Generals

Rene Tyree wrote 6 days ago: T. HARRY WILLIAMS. Lincoln and His Generals.  New York: Random House, 1952. Pp. viii, 363, $2.40. T … more →

Tags: Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, American Military History, Anaconda Plan, Benjamin F. Butler, book publishers, Book Reviews, Books, Civil War Books

Your Lincoln Summer Reading List

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 2 weeks ago: By President Lincoln’s Cottage Staff It’s the Lincoln bicentennial year and new books ab … more →

Tags: Education, Lincoln Bicentennial, President Lincoln's Cottage, Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Epstein, Catherine Clinton, Gerald J. Prokopowicz, Andrew Ferguson, Book Lists

History Buzz May 25, 2009: Simon Schama & "The American Future A History"

bonniekaryn wrote 1 month ago: HISTORY BUZZ: POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: This Week’s Political Highlights May 15, 2009: Pr … more →

Tags: HNN, History Buzz, historians, Ken Burns, David Herbert Donald, Simon Schama, James Lowen, Benny Morris

History Buzz May 11, 2009: Professor Runs for President of Sudan & Obama's History Budget

bonniekaryn wrote 2 months ago: HISTORY BUZZ: POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: This Week’s Political Highlights May 4, 2009: … more →

Tags: History Buzz, HNN, Abdullahi Ibrahim, Barack Obama, Daniel Pipes, Eric Foner, Juan Cole, Michael Kazin

History Buzz April 20, 2009: Did Lincoln Have Cancer?

bonniekaryn wrote 2 months ago: HISTORY BUZZ: POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: This Week’s Political Highlights April 13, 2009: … more →

Tags: HNN, History news, History Buzz, Barack Obama, Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, Alan Brinkley, Eric Foner, Deborah Lipstadt

Director Speaks at Lincoln and South Conference2 comments

presidentlincolnscottage wrote 4 months ago: By Frank Milligan This past week end I had the very great honor of participating in the Lincoln and … more →

Tags: History, Education, Events, Abraham Lincoln, Cottage Conversations, Michael Burlingame, American Civil War Center, David Blight, Fitzhugh Brundage

Copperheads: The Rise and Fall of Lincoln's Opponents in the North

Rene Tyree wrote 4 months ago: The good folks at Oxford University Press have sent me a review copy of Jennifer L. Weber’s b … more →

Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Book Reviews, Books, copperheads, Jennifer L. Weber, kindle books, Oxford University Press, Political Groups, American Civil War

OUP Blogs Lincoln as Part of Bicentennial Celebration

Rene Tyree wrote 5 months ago: I’m a fan of university presses so I’m sharing some information forwarded to me by the … more →

Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Allen Guelzo, Blogging, Books, Craig L. Symonds, Jennifer Weber, Lincoln, OUP Blog, Oxford University Press

New Additions: Writing the Civil War and New Shelves at WigWags Books2 comments

Rene Tyree wrote 5 months ago: My copy of Writing the Civil War: The Quest to Understand arrived this week. Thanks to Daniel Sauer … more →

Tags: American Civil War, Books, BookStores, William J. Cooper, Drew Gilpin Faust, Emory M. Thomas, Gary W. Gallagher, George C. Rable, James L. Roark

On Know Nothings and Secret Societies - 53 comments

Rene Tyree wrote 6 months ago: Flag of the Know Nothing Party Historian James McPherson points out that the membership in the Know … more →

Tags: Causes of the Civil War, Know-Nothings, Flag of the Know Nothing Party, Massachusetts 19th century politics

December 26, 2008: President-Elect Barack Obama Completes his Cabinet

bonniekaryn wrote 6 months ago: POLITICS & PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION WATCH: Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times President-elect Ba … more →

Tags: HNN, Poiltical Highlights, US Politics, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Caroline Kennedy, david greenberg, E.J. Dionne, Elena Razlogova

On Know Nothings and Secret Societies - 32 comments

Rene Tyree wrote 6 months ago: In the spring of 1850, another nativist fraternity, The Order of the Star Spangled Banner (OSSB) was … more →

Tags: Antebellum America, Antebellum North, Antebellum South, Charles B. Allen, James Barker, Know-Nothings, nativism, Order of United Americans, The Order of the Star Spangled Banner

Abe Lincoln as wartime leader

Dara wrote 6 months ago: Abraham Lincoln, June 1860. Modern American presidents have had some of their finest and worst hours … more →

Tags: Books, distance learning, History, Idea of the Week, University Podcast, Abraham Lincoln, Commander in Chief, US Civil War

Abraham Lincoln: A Presidential Life3 comments

Rene Tyree wrote 8 months ago: Yesterday, I was pleased to receive a review copy of James M. McPherson’s upcoming release, Ab … more →

Tags: Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Book Reviews, Books, Civil War, Lincoln, Oxford University Press, Abraham Lincoln: A Presidential Life, Biography

November 14, 2008: The Obama Transition Continues, Bipartisanship & the Historical Moment1 comment

bonniekaryn wrote 8 months ago: POLITICS & PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION WATCH: (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Stats: A timeline of … more →

Tags: HNN, Poiltical Highlights, Barack Obama, John McCain, Michelle Obama, Timothy Garton Ash, Julian Zelizer, Gil Troy, hillary clinton

November 10, 2008: The Obama Transition & Historians Weigh in on the Moment1 comment

bonniekaryn wrote 8 months ago: POLITICS & PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION WATCH: Barack Obama before his news conference on Fri … more →

Tags: US Politics, HNN, Poiltical Highlights, Barack Obama, John McCain, Michelle Obama, Gil Troy, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Richard Norton Smith

New Arrival - Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief

Rene Tyree wrote 8 months ago: This week I received a review copy of James M. McPherson’s new work, Tried by War: Abraham Lin … more →

Tags: Abraham Lincoln, American Military History, bibliography, Books, Civil War, Military History, Penguin Press, The American Civil War, U.S. Military History

Worth a thousand words

Daniel Sauerwein wrote 8 months ago: As promised, I am posting a picture with James McPherson and I from last Thursday. I have also added … more →

Tags: General, Research

Video of my afternoon with James McPherson

Daniel Sauerwein wrote 9 months ago: As promised, I am posting the video of yesterday afternoon’s seminar with noted historian Jame … more →

Tags: General, Union Army, Confederate Army, Research, Union government, Confederate government


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